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BENTON – Senior U. S. District Judge Phil Gilbert declared mistrial on an excessive force claim against Madison County because county counsel Heidi Eckert "sandbagged" him and wasted the jury’s time, according to his statements the next day.
BENTON – Madison County jurors found Brian Schell of Highland didn’t resist arrest and now jurors in U.S. district court must decide whether deputies acted appropriately when they tasered him.
BENTON – Senior U. S. District Judge Phil Gilbert postponed an excessive force trial against Madison County deputies for three months in anticipation of a winter storm.
BENTON – Madison County jurors found Brian Schell of Highland didn’t resist arrest and now jurors in U. S. district court must decide whether deputies should have tasered him twice.
BENTON – Madison County resident Brian Schell deserves trial on claims against sheriff’s deputies Eric Schellhardt and Marc Asbury, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled on Nov. 29.